Deadlock in matchplay final

Ernie Els, chasing a record sixth win on his 35th birthday, and Lee Westwood, seeking his second victory, were all-square at the halfway stage of their 36-hole final in the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth.

The pair each had a trip to the trees in the first three holes and after both had eagled the long fourth – Els from eight feet, Westwood from six – the South African bogeyed the next two.